Dispatch Trophy

In May 1927, a team of Ladies competed in the Braid Hills (Edinburgh) tournament [Dispatch Trophy] The competition is decided by foursomes and the ladies were Mrs J.B. Watson, Scottish Ladies Champion 1920-21-22; Miss Mary Wood , Scottish Ladies Champion 1926; Miss Doris Park and Miss Edith Nimmo. The ladies were beaten in the first round. This was the first occasion a team of ladies competed on level terms in an open tournament. In the succeeding year a condition of this competition debarred women entrants.

from The Golfers Handbook 1934